Definitions for preferred
pre·ferred

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. preferable, preferred(adj)

   more desirable than another

   "coffee is preferable to tea"; "Danny's preferred name is `Dan'"

2. favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent(adj)

   preferred above all others and treated with partiality

   "the favored child"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. preferred(Noun)

   Preferred stock.

2. preferred(Adjective)

   favoured

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Preferred

   of Prefer

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'preferred' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4254

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'preferred' in Adjectives Frequency: #1006

How to pronounce preferred?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say preferred in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of preferred in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of preferred in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of preferred in a Sentence

1. Winston Churchill:

   Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.

2. Aristotle:

   Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.

3. Jim Bridenstine:

   If achievable, this is the preferred option for our first exploration mission.

4. Juan Carlos Relano:

   I would have preferred any combination of parties rather than repeat elections.

5. Chief Medical Officer:

   They cannot buy their way back onto the national preferred formulary at this time.

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